Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-15
EASTERN NEWS.
Convention Of Republicans
at Saratoga.
NOMINATIONS-THE PLATFORM.
Distillers Determined to Make q
Good Fight Against Pro-
hibitiOn.
Associated Press Dispatches to the Herald.

Associated Press Dispatches to the Herald.
SARATOGA, September A. Full
delegations to the Republican Con-
vention are arriving. During last
night the consultations respecting
nominations and organization con-
tinued till near midnight. Senators
Evarts and Hiscock declined to be
considered aspirants for the chairman
ship of the convention, and both
agreed to urge Seth Low for pro tenn.
and Warden Miller for permanent
Chairman.
CALLS EXCHANGED.
Yesterday Senator Hiscock called
upon ex-senator Miller, and friendly
interview resulted. Both expressed
hopes for the Republican party's sue
cess, and pledged their efforts thereto.
Later Miller returned Hiscock's call,
and then it was arranged that con-
ference of the leading men should
take place. Messrs. Hiscock, Morton,
Miller and Burleigh came together
and were two hours in consultation.
ARRANGING THE PLATFORM.
The general purpose of the platform
was considered and the shaping of the
State ticket discussed. The idea
reached was that the platform should
declare that the tariff laws, when
changed, shall be changed by their
friends, and there should be a plank
approving the Temperance legislation
of last winter; clauses attacking Presi-
dent Cleveland for faithlessness to
civil service reform, Governor Hill for
his vetoes, declaring for an advanced
civil service reform, and sympathizing
with Irish home-rule.
TICKET NOMINATIONS.
The ticket favored was as follows
Secretary of State, Fred d. Grant, OF
New York; Comptroller, Jesse L. Am
ereux, of Saratoga; State Treasurer,
Jas. III. Carmichael, of Erie; State
Engineer, Perry H. Cornell, OF Tomp-
kins
AFTERNOON MEETING.
Promptly at noon 693 delegates met
in the Casino rink. Hon. Seth Low
at once assumed the temporary chair
manship, at the same time beginning
an address to the convention.
Lows ADVICE.
Mr.. Low advised the convention to
give up all attempts to catch the pro-
hibition vote, and to place the Repub-
lican party firmly upon platform de-
claring for high license and local op-
ton. AT the conclusion of his speech
committees were appointed and a re-
cess taken until P. NJ.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform begins by saying
The Republican party desires a
restoration to power in the State and
nation, and rehearses its record and
that OF the Democratic party as reasons
therefor.
The platform declares that change
in the tariff should be made in the
interests and for the protection of the
labor of American soil.
The civil service reform law is en-
dorsed and President Cleveland and
Governor Hill are arraigned for
" hypocrisy and systematic perversion
of the law for partisan purposes"
The persecution of the working
man in the South and the denial of
his civil rights" is charged.
Veterans of the war are entitled to
public preferment and generous PEN
sions, and President Cleveland's
" flippant, sneering language in the
vetoes" is referred to as insulting to
the veterans and degrading to the
Executive.
The rebel battle-fag incident is re-
ferred to as deserving of reprobation
On the question of immigration, the
platform says: Anarchists, Commun-
lists, polygamists. paupers, fugitives
from justice and insane, vicious and
criminal persons. as well as contract
labor, should be excluded.
On the liquor question, the State
Legislation is recommended for giving
local option and restriction by taxa
ton where the opinion does not
prohibit.
Governor Hills vetoes of bills re-
stricting liquor traffic are condemned,
as well as several other of his acts.
The minority report on the liquor
question was defeated.
Sympathy is extended to Ireland.